The women at the helm of operations behind the scenes at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project at the Idaho Cleanup Project perform critical, demanding work supporting the condensing, compacting and packaging of transuranic waste to ship to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for permanent disposal. June 2, 2026
The Idaho Cleanup Project has successfully resumed shipments of remote-handled transuranic waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, New Mexico, for permanent disposal for the first time since 2014. May 12, 2026
Idaho Cleanup Project crews have received all 10 used nuclear fuel shipments for the current fiscal year from the Advanced Test Reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory Site. April 28, 2026
A demonstration of an innovative technology has proved successful in safely treating and permanently disposing of a complex legacy waste stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the past 50 years, reducing significant risk. March 31, 2026
Over the past 43 years, Tommy Cash has accumulated more than 3.5 million safe miles as a professional truck driver, a distance comparable to more than seven round trips to the moon. March 10, 2026
Tribal Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee members recently visited Los Alamos National Laboratory to learn more about the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office legacy cleanup mission. February 3, 2026
Crews at the Hanford Site have safely moved more than 130 large waste containers from two outdoor storage areas at the Central Waste Complex, completing a significant risk-reduction project a year ahead of schedule. December 9, 2025
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and contractor Isotek Systems met a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management 2025 priority to process 50 canisters of the radioactive material uranium-233 for shipment and disposal three months ahead of schedule. September 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management is nearing completion of a campaign in Idaho that involves reconditioning previously containerized transuranic waste to allow its safe shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico for permanent disposal. September 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management announced it awarded a noncompetitive financial assistance agreement, Transportation of Transuranic Wastes to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Emergency Preparedness, to the Southern States Energy Board, in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.